Mar 17 Mexican cartel moves beyond drugs, diversifies its illegal revenue streams By Talia Mindich The Mexican drug cartel known as the Knights Templar is supplementing illegal drug trade with the illegal trade of lucrative raw materials from the port of Lazaro Cardenas -- so much so that it has become their top source of… Continue reading
Mar 17 Border agent’s apparent suicide and alleged actions shock his family By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press MISSION, Texas -- Esteban Manzanares was working his regular day shift as a U.S. Border Patrol agent along the busiest stretch of Mexican border when a trio of Honduran immigrants spotted him and offered to surrender. A woman, her teenage… Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch Arrest of cartel leader Guzman, ‘face of Mexican impunity,’ sends message By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch Mexicans express hope and skepticism about significance of ‘El Chapo’ arrest By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 24 Mexico, U.S. both eager to prosecute drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press After 13 years on the run, narrow escapes from the military, law enforcement and rivals, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is back in Mexican custody. Now starts what is likely to be a lengthy and complicated legal process to decide which… Continue reading
Feb 23 New details of most-wanted drug kingpin captured in Mexico By Hari Sreenivasan, Elisabeth Ponsot In a joint effort of Mexican and U.S. law enforcement on Saturday, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the notorious drug kingpin, was taken into custody in the resort city of Mazatlan. Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 20 years on, debating whether NAFTA is success story or damaging policy By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 18 Drug smugglers have a new cargo: cheap prescription meds from Mexico By Lorne Matalon, Fronteras In borderland Texas, a widespread lack of health insurance is linked to poverty and high rates of diseases such as diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure. Cheaper prescription drugs to treat these conditions are available across the border in Mexico. Continue reading
Feb 16 Measuring the weight of the world By Kristin Miller The United States and Mexico are now effectively tied for a top spot nobody really wants -- most obese in the developed world. Continue reading
Feb 14 Why the dreams and nightmares of NAFTA didn’t come true By Elizabeth Shell It was 20 years ago this year that Canada, Mexico and the U.S. created the North American Free Trade Agreement. At the time, businessman and presidential candidate Ross Perot predicted a "giant sucking sound" of U.S. jobs heading south into… Continue reading